Shaq Oneal should retire

He big diesel your career in pro hoops is over. Your heyday as the biggest baddest big man in the league is finished. In the past two seasons you have had last place finishes. If that is any indication to you, are diluting your legacy by staying on. Shaq Oneal you are done. Please retire and do us all a favor.
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Stop Comparing Kobe to Michael

LA Laker fans, your man Kobe Bryant is not Michael Jordan. Is Kobe Bryant a talented athlete, I would say yes and I am not even a Laker fan. Kobe is similar to Michael in skill and ability. But he is not Michael in drive, tenacity and will. The 2008 NBA finals showed just how suspect the Lakers really are. Kobe and the Lakers have spent six years, more than half a decade failing to get it done. The Chicago Bulls could build a winner around Michael Jordan. The LA Lakers can not do the same with Kobe Bryant.

Free Passes

The media is never critical of liberals in the same way they are critical of conservatives. When Tom Delay the former House Majority leader was on trial. The media was all over him. But when liberals do things just as horrible they are let off the hook. I will provide three examples of this. They let Barack Obama off the hook for the Reverend Wright's commments, Reverend Wright is insane. They let Illinios Governor Ron Buglovitch off the hook with Tony Rescgo. Last but not least they let Hilary Clinton off the hook for her racist speech.
Time and again the media lets liberals off the hook. On this blog we believe in one standard, accontability for your actions. Liberals, on this blog the gloves come off.

the south China Sea

Late last month the Chinese Communist Government in Beijing made a ludicrious claim. It said in effect that the South China Sea which is a major piece of international waters was the soul property and domain of China. The communist government in Beijing has the mentality of a bully. It is trying to force other countries to do its bidding. We have to remember that all bullies on the inside are cowards. That is the case with the Chinese Communist Government. The south China sea borders for Nations including Vietnam, the Philipines and Maylasia. China has about as much a right to claim the south China sea as its domain. As the US government has the right to claim Australia as US territory. The claim is both baseless and ludicrious. If China attempts to bully the Philipines, America will not stand idly by. China should be stopped at all costs and the soveireghty of other nations should be respected.
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the influence of Fyodor Doestoevesky

The nineteenth century Russian Novelist Fyodor Doestoevesky was a huge influence on me in terms of storytelling. With great books like The Idiot, Crime and Punishment and the Brothers Karamazov Doestoevesky employed a bold experimental style of story telling in which characters burst forth from every page. This is in sharp contrast to previous Russian novelists like Leo Tolstoi. The latter employed an old, stable omniscient style of storytelling. Tolstoi was the past. Dostoevesky was the future.
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Its good to give back

Charity is good for many things but one of the least talked about aspect is what it does for the human sense of self. Charity deflates ego. We live here in America in a me, me, me society. It is all about ego gratification. This is an innately dangerous principal because constant ego gratification can be destructive to the self. Doing things like charity even on a small scale deflates ego and boosts self esteem. It is good to give without thought of immediate reward. This month I volunteered at a non profit. I did it to deflate ego and boost my person intrinsically.
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Presidential Pride

I get it, I get it this country has a long history of racism, xenophobia and ethnocentrism. That being said there is easily as much positive as there is negative about this country. Our scientific and intellectual accomplishments are without peer in the world. Practically everything modern was invented or developed by an American. Michelle Obama made the now infamous comment "I am finally proud of something my nation has done" when her husband was nominated to be president. Really Mrs. Obama, do you know that there are tens of millions of people who would gladly accept the freedom you so irresponsibly spurn. Pride in the accomplishments of one's nation is a prerequisite of being president. The president after all is seen as the Uber American. You can not be hating this nation and expect to be commander in chief. It does not work that way.

Chechnya, Europe's Genocide

Vladimir Putin Russia's President should not be seen as a strong leader, He should be seen as a war criminal for what he is continuing to do in the former Soviet republic of Chechnya. Putin's army overthrew Hassan Maskarov the previous Chechin president who won an election that was declared one of the freest and fairest in former Eastern Block Nation. The man Putin backs as President of Chechnya namely Igor Khadirov is a goon. Khadirov's private militia is guilty of committing murder and torture. These guys would make the Jumjuweed in Darfur look like bunny rabbits by comparison. Needless to say Putin is easily Europ's greatest living War Criminal. He has killed tens of thousands of Chechins most of whom never picked up an arm against Russia.
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Back sliding into Autocracy, Russia and Vladimir Putin

Russia has only known strong man type governments. Weather it has been under the Czars or the Communists it has always been a collectivized dictatorial system of government. Vladimir Putin is no different or better. He resembles some of the notorious strong men governments of the communist era. Putin is the president in all but name Dimitry Megdiev is nothing more than a sham and a puppet. It is sad to say this but it is true. Russia will never be an institutional multi party democracy in our lifetime.
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the lessons of Vietnam

Certain Liberal Politicians in Congress are in favor of bringing back the draft, that is an eminently bad idea. Haven't we learned from the Vietnam war that draft armies don't fight very well. Once again Liberals dredge up bad ideas. In Vietnam that draft army fell apart.
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I AM RAIN KARMA

Its official folks, I am rain karma as of 2006. In 2006 during the Luz Family Reunion in San Diego California a San Diego Padres Baseball game was rained out completely. A Padres baseball game had not been rained out since 1984. Then a week and half later I go to Phoenix Arizona. It rains there for the first time in three and half months. In India in the Summer in 2007 Bombay has record rainfall thirty six inches in six hours. Now in Las Vegas Nevada Summer 2008 it rains twice in one week in late July. Its official I bring rain with me were ever I go.
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Fiction Factor

The Next Great work of Fiction is going to be about the American Revolution. It will be called "Crossing The Hudson". This is the story of Josiah Tynes of Framingham Massachussets. Who is a young soldier in George Washington's army in 1777. The novel takes place in the winter of 1777 in which the colonial rebel forces crossed the frozen Hudson river to safety away from the advancing army of Sir Henry Clinton. It will be a great novel about the symbolic moments in history.

remembering a Swindeler

Frankie Sabatino, age 27 in 1996 was a master swindler. In one of his notorious exploits he managed to convince the ticket office of the NFL Super Bowl in Florida that he was vice president of a major bank. Sabatino managed to get three hundred free super bowl tickets out of the whole affair. Sabatino who was the descendant of Italian immigrant slived in Miami Florida. Now he is doing twelve to twenty years hard time for his notorious actions. There is something to be said for fundamental honesty.

The Look Ahead for Butcher

Work on my latest historical novel "Butcher" is going rather well. I should have it complete by mid August. I hope you will enjoy it. After all I have high hopes for the project.
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Fiction is Fun

Working on historical fiction is a great joy that I have. Bringing the past to life is fun and challenging work. I hope you will enjoy the fruits of my labor.
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Covalent Storms is In

My second collection of short fiction "Covalent Storms", a series of science fiction short stories has been entered in the Katherine Ann Porter Contest. I hope that it does well.
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NBA Problems With the Officials

Bogus Oficiating is plaguing the NBA. One former ref Tim Donaghy has confessed to Federal Prosecutors about blown games and Bogus calls. I do not believe all of what Donaghy is saying but some of it rings true. We have to remember game four of the western conference semi finals of 2004 season. Devean Brown of the San Antonio Spurs had eleven points stripped from him in the fourth quarter. If the Spurs had one game four they would have advanced to the western conference finals instead of the LA Lakers. Really what took the NBA so long to realize that their were blown calls.
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The Housing Application is In

Hi Readers

Recently I have completed my online housing application for fall. I will return to UNLV. It looks to be great times ahead
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Butcher will Be Completed Eventually

The novel I am currently working on is called "Butcher'. It is the story of General Ulysses S Grant. Arguably the greatest military commander this nation has ever known. It will be a great book in times to come
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the eloquent Atheist

Personally I do not believe in god, there are others like me who are called atheists. It those who believe in god to much that should be feared. Not like us the eloquent atheists.
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Commencing Work on Butcher

The work on my third historical novel Butcher has begun. It is ostensibly to the story of General and Later President Ulysses S. Grant. One of the greatest general's America ever had.
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Working on a New Short Story

In addition to the work being put out for "Butcher', I am currently writing a new short story called "Paragon's Shadow". It is the story of David Paragon Jones a computer hacker living in southern california. I hope you will enjoy it.
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Remembering Antietam

In late 1861 the Battle of Antietam Maryland was fought. It was th bloodest day in the history of the United States with over 25,000 dead and wounded. This single battle had more casualties than D-Day, Pearly Harbor, 9/11 and the American Casualties of the Iraq war put together. The cause was to abolish slavery.
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Stop Teaching Intelligent Design as Science

To all of you biblical nuts out there, please stop teaching intelligent design as science. It is not. Intelligent Design is just the latest foil of creationism. Evolution is the only correct intellectual framework that should be espoused.
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the hard work ahead

In the next three months I will be working on my third historical novel. It is a long term project that I will finish sometime in mid 2009. Work on it will be tough but it will be worthwhile.
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The Work on Butcher Has Begun

The writing of the historical novel "Butcher", Which is ostensibly the story of General Ulysses S. Grant has begun. It is the story of the Civil War told by a fictional Captain of the Infantry. The story is one of failure and triumph of the Greatest American General in US history.

Hurray for the Columbian Rescue

Late on Wednesday the Columbian Army launched a daring rescue mission that was flawlessly planned. They rescued fifteen hostages held by the evil FARC Gurillas. Among the rescued was the former politician and French national Ingrid Betancourt. She has cancer. I am happy that her family will get to see her again. Congragulations Alvaro Uribe.
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the hard road ahead for Radigan's Run

Currently I am ensconced on the science fiction novel Radigan's run. It takes place in a far future universe that is in a state of Civil War. The main theme of the novel is the wrongness of political violence. One can say it is a novel inspired by the times.
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Hoops in The Olympics

The United States Mens basketball team has a major problem. Dwight Howard has gone down with an ankle sprain. This is big news because the Orlando Magic power forward is a key cog in this team. I am sorry but Howard's injury is bigger than Kobe Bryant's busted pinky. Howard is a huge hole to fill.
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Little Magician Will be Completed on Schedule

Concurrently I am working on my second historical novel entitled "Little Magician". It is the story of the eight presisdent of the United States namely Mr. Martin Van Buren. I hope you will enjoy it.
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Wesley Clark is a Farce

Former Nato Commander General Wesley Clark had no bussiness criticizing John Mccain's war record. For one thing Mr. Clark Mccain is three time the war hero you are. His surviving the Hanoi Hilton is the stuff of legend. By denigrating his service to his country you make your self only look incompetent. Please keep your inner thoughts to yourself.
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